This crow flew into the main scrape with a small group of Collard Crows around dusk last Friday. I though it may be a jungle crow but would like some confirmation. Neil
Mai Po Nature Reserve,
Hong Kong,
China.
01/12/06
Nikon 8400 plus Swarovski STS80HD scope and Sw 30x eyepiece and DCA adapter
This is an interesting one - normally Jungle Crow has a steep forehead, not one that slopes back smoothly from the bill, like this bird. However, the bill looks rather large for Carrion Crow.
Also, juvenile Jungle Crows sometimes show a sloping forehead.
Not sure which way to call this one. Do you have any more pix?
Cheers
Mike K Author: fneil Time: 4/12/2006 22:17 Subject: Crow
Mike,
He only stayed around for a couple of minutes and we hadn't realised he was in the group until I put the scope on him. As it was around sunset and the light was very low this was the only decent shot I got. Neil.
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